Ontario Township Papers Now Available at FamilySearch
What are the Township Papers?
"Series consists of a miscellaneous group of land-related records, which have been arranged by township name, then by concession and lot or by town name and lot number. Under any lot for which documents are available, researchers may find the following: copies of orders-in-council; copies of location certificates and location tickets; copies of assignments; certificates verifying the completion of settlement duties; copies of receipt; copies of descriptions; and copies of patents; and copies of incoming correspondence." source
Through an agreement with the Archives of Ontario, FamilySearch is making Ontario's Township Papers available on their website for free. They are filed alphabetically, and can be found at the following links: In order to access them, you must sign into or create a free account with familysearch.org. Click on the camera image on the far right of the screen opposite the township you are looking for,
Please note that these records are handwritten and have not been indexed or transcribed, but hold a wealth of information, so it is worth it for any researcher to check them out!
"Series consists of a miscellaneous group of land-related records, which have been arranged by township name, then by concession and lot or by town name and lot number. Under any lot for which documents are available, researchers may find the following: copies of orders-in-council; copies of location certificates and location tickets; copies of assignments; certificates verifying the completion of settlement duties; copies of receipt; copies of descriptions; and copies of patents; and copies of incoming correspondence." source
Through an agreement with the Archives of Ontario, FamilySearch is making Ontario's Township Papers available on their website for free. They are filed alphabetically, and can be found at the following links: In order to access them, you must sign into or create a free account with familysearch.org. Click on the camera image on the far right of the screen opposite the township you are looking for,
Please note that these records are handwritten and have not been indexed or transcribed, but hold a wealth of information, so it is worth it for any researcher to check them out!